by newcountryside | Feb 27, 2024 | Biodiversity, countryside, Environment, NPWS, wildlife management
Vegetation, such as hedgerows and scrub, provides a home and a vital habitat for birds and wildlife, especially during breeding and nesting season. Legislation prohibits damage to vegetation from March 1st to August 31st, with limited exemptions. National Parks...
by ifacountryside | Jan 24, 2024 | NPWS, wildlife management
On the 20 December 2023, Minister for Housing, Local Government & Heritage, Darragh O’Brien signed two new Declarations – a General Wild Bird Declaration and an Air Safety Wild Bird Declaration. These were issued under the newly signed S.I. 576 of 2023 entitled:...
by ifacountryside | Jul 7, 2023 | Biodiversity, Habitats, NPWS, Uncategorized, wildlife management
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has today appealed to the public to keep their distance from vulnerable wildlife and to take great care when spending time with nature during the summer months. Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm...
by Barbara Killeen | Jan 24, 2023 | NPWS, wildlife management
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is seeking any information relating to a White-tailed Eagle found dead on lands between Lough Ramar, County Cavan and Lough Sheelin, Co Westmeath and in...
by Barbara Killeen | Oct 7, 2022 | Deer, wildlife management
It’s autumn and in our forests and across our mountains, tensions are rising as the rutting or deer breeding season gets under way, the time of the year when male deer are driven by an urge to reproduce. From late September until early November the clash of...
by Barbara Killeen | Aug 25, 2022 | Deer Hunting, NPWS, Open Seasons, wildlife management
The Open Season for wild bird hunting will open on 1 September 2022. Considerable work has been undertaken by NPWS to set out a range of options available for future Open Seasons Order, and a wide ranging consultation with stakeholders and interest groups in relation...